Monthly Archives: February 2008

The third issue of the SDS News Bulletin is out. It’s a good way to find out what is going on it Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the larger group of which ACTIVATE is a part. Read SDS News … Continue reading →

Last Saturday, Senator Carl Levin descended on the city of Grand Rapids in order to share his grace and wisdom about the situation in Iraq, as well as explain how the United States should proceed in its ongoing illegal occupation … Continue reading →

As we hope many of you are aware, the United States’ illegal occupation of Iraq is approaching its 5th year. Politicians have been skirting around the issue by passing meaningless resolutions and blaming the Iraqis for the problems the United States has caused in Iraq. Clearly, we cannot rely on these people to end the war and as a result we must take action ourselves to end this war. Each year, the anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq has drawn large protests around the world however these have had little effect in altering the course of the war. This is due in part because people see the anniversary of the war as the only day of the year to take action against the war… Continue reading →

Carl Levin, a democratic senator from Michigan, will be speaking Saturday February 16th from 1:00 – 2:00 PM at the Grand Valley State University’s Loosemore auditorium in Grand Rapids. Levin is often portrayed as a “liberal” and anti-war, however, his … Continue reading →

ACTIVATE (Grand Rapids SDS) has endorsed the following call to action. We encourage groups and individuals–whether students or not–to organize protests, direct actions, and other visible manifestations of resistance against the US occupation of Iraq for the week of March … Continue reading →